Monday, November 23, 2015

Fourth session- November 11, 2015

Today we talked about education and how it impacts a society. Saleha discussed how important and crucial education is, and how it promotes knowledge and betters a society. One of her major goals in life is to receive her Master’s degree in America, so she places a strong value on education and higher learning. Knowledge is very important to her, and she’s utilized her lessons to get a full time job in accounting at an investment firm. She was very grateful that her father encouraged her to pursue an education, because in other provinces of Afghanistan many families cannot send their children to school because of war and violence. She also talked about how some fathers did not go to school, so they consequently didn’t encourage their children to attend school. She related this a lot to our conversation from last week and brought up how this ignorance and lack of education contributes to a lack of peace in her country. I think it’s great that she is able place such great value on learning and education. It’s clear that she’s seen how a formal education can make a difference in people’s lives. As a female, I can only imagine the obstacles she’s had to overcome to get where she is today, and I admire her ambition and drive.

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